One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .382 expected average against them, against .234 on his breaking balls.
54 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Pfaadt has given up 14 tracked home runs, 11 of them to right field, the longest 464 feet.
14 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pfaadt's curveball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 84.8 off his changeup.
297 and 324 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.9% of the contact right-handers make against Pfaadt is hit hard, against 35.2% of what left-handers make.
241 pitches to right-handed hitters, 270 to left-handed hitters.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Pfaadt's stuff spins at 2,436 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.5% of the contact against Pfaadt is on the ground and 32.1% of it is in the air.
424 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Pfaadt works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 396th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Pfaadt averages 88.4 mph across his arsenal, 30th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.2% of the contact against Pfaadt with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.5% with the bases empty.
94 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 417 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Pfaadt and left-handers 87.4.
195 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 235 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .382 expected average against them, against .234 on his breaking balls.
54 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Pfaadt has given up 14 tracked home runs, 11 of them to right field, the longest 464 feet.
14 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.5% of the contact against Pfaadt is on the ground and 32.1% of it is in the air.
424 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Pfaadt and left-handers 87.4.
195 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 235 from left-handers.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pfaadt's curveball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 84.8 off his changeup.
297 and 324 of them thrown.
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Both sides hit him about the same
41.9% of the contact right-handers make against Pfaadt is hit hard, against 35.2% of what left-handers make.
241 pitches to right-handed hitters, 270 to left-handed hitters.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Pfaadt's stuff spins at 2,436 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Pfaadt works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 396th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Pfaadt averages 88.4 mph across his arsenal, 30th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.2% of the contact against Pfaadt with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.5% with the bases empty.
94 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 417 with the bases empty.
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